Atmos arrives in my den...

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 New year, new gear...

 Well it's not 2015, so not everything is in place...

 But here's what I will be getting in the next few weeks or are in place recently:

 JL Audio E 112 - two units
Auralex Gramma
QED Revelation Signature
Anthony Gallo A'Divas
I am current waiting for things to settle before I decide on which AV amp / processor..



The MLP is sited under the fan, which I don't use for critical listening... but the blades don't hit the speakers... and they are far enough to avoid influencing the sound..

The speakers are 35 degrees from the perpendicular, pointed towards the MLP. The speakers are in line with the front speakers. 

The one in the centre is meant for a future Auro Voice Of God project..

The cables were cut and buried into the ceiling.. that was one dusty and tough job...

We used a combination of QED Classic and Micro..

 And what's already in my current setup:

 PS64D8000FM Samsung plasma TV

Marantz PM 11S3 : 2 channel stereo amp with HTbypass and 100W per channel driving the front pair of 804D (http://peteswrite.blogspot.sg/2014/04/marantz-pm11s3-review.html)
Oppo BR player BDP 105 as CD transport and HT source Oppo BDP 83  Nuforce BR player (http://peteswrite.blogspot.sg/2010/07/review-of-oppo-bdp-83-nuforce-edition.html) Marantz NA11S1 as a DAC and network player
Apple TV (Gen 1) X 2 for music and photos
HTM4s centre, Radius 90HD for height channels
Anthony Gallos A'Diva for the Top Front and Top Rear Atmos speakers
Usher 520 for rear back
Monitor Audio RXFX in dipole mode for side surrounds

QED Revelation Signature for front and centre speakers
QED Micro speaker cable for the rest
Audioquest Cinnamon HDMI for Oppo to amp
Aiborg flat HDMI cable, LHS and AQ Forest HDMI cable - amp to TV and other sources
Audioquest Snake subwoofer cables
Wireworld Oasis 6 Interconnects Assorted Xindak, PS Audio and other power cables
MK wall power sockets
Rhodium Right Angle Plug adapters for USA power cables
Auralex Gramma platform and MoPad  (centre speaker + rears)
Da lite screen
Glass optical cables

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